Five year old Logan Mitchell from Inverness has been named Scotland’s youngest Binfluencer after becoming the recycling expert in his own family.

Logan’s fascination began when he was just two and spotted the distinctive red Biffa lorries arriving at his nursery.

Whenever the bin crew appeared he would head for the window to announce their arrival, before making pictures for the workers and eventually getting the chance to meet them.

What began as a love of bin lorries soon developed into an understanding of what happened to everything they collected.

Logan took responsibility for recycling at nursery, making sure rubbish went into the correct bins, before taking his new expertise home.

That occasionally left mum Katy Mitchell and the rest of the family being corrected by a five year old who knew exactly which bin everything belonged in.

His enthusiasm has now earned him recognition from Biffa, whose Inverness team surprised Logan by arriving outside his home in one of the red lorries which started the whole fascination.

Kelsie Macgregor, Biffa Inverness Engagement Champion, told him:

“We’ve decided that we’re going to nominate you as the youngest Scottish ‘Binfluencer’ for all the hard work that you’re doing.”

Logan was given Biffa goodies and the chance to sit inside the lorry, an experience particularly appropriate for a youngster who already knows what he wants to be when he grows up.

A Biffa bin man.

His mum Katy said:

“His love of bin lorries started when he was two and he spotted a Red Biffa bin lorry.

“At his previous nursery he used to go to the window and tell everyone that the bin men were coming.

“From then he used to make the bin men pictures and the staff used to take him out to speak to the bin men.

“Logan understands what rubbish went into each bin and took on the role at nursery to make sure everyone adhered to it.”

His commitment even extended to having a Biffa cake for his fifth birthday.

Logan might be unusually enthusiastic, but research commissioned by Biffa for Recycle Week suggests plenty of other children are changing their parents’ habits too.

A Censuswide survey of 3,000 UK adults and 1,000 children aged between five and 16 found 34 per cent of Scottish families were recycling more because of what their children had learned.

It found 43 per cent were reducing food waste, almost 40 per cent were separating waste correctly following intervention from their children and 36 per cent were using fewer single use products.

Georgia Gibson, Biffa’s Social Value Manager, said:

“Never underestimate the pester power of children.

“What starts in the classroom can quickly make its way into the family home, with children encouraging parents to recycle more, waste less food and make greener choices.

“These findings show that children aren’t just learning about sustainability, they’re becoming passionate advocates for it.

“They have the confidence to challenge the adults around them and in doing so, can help turn good intentions into everyday habits.”

For Logan, however, recycling is considerably more than something he has learned at nursery.

At five years old he already has the lorry, the birthday cake, the title of Scotland’s youngest Binfluencer and a future career firmly mapped out.